Lawmakers Demand Jail Time For IRS Scandal

‘We need to find out where the hell the buck stops with this administration’

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Furious over revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status, several Republicans are now demanding jail time for anyone involved in the scandal.

“Now my question isn’t about who is going to resign,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters. “My question is who’s going to jail over this scandal?”

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., told Fox News, “We’re not interested in retirements and forced ousters, we’re interested in people going to jail.”

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told the Salt Lake Tribune, “Whoever is responsible, whoever was complicit in the execution of this, those who participated in the cover-up, not only should they be fired, they should be prosecuted and thrown in jail. There is no way to defend this one. Using the IRS as a tool is just beyond reason.”

Twenty-nine House Republicans are co-sponsoring a bill by Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, that would make it a crime punishable by jail for IRS agents to launch politically motivated investigations.

Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., called for incarceration as well.

“There is a tone of direction that the IRS has taken, which was reflected by the tone of this administration,” Gardner said. “This led these staffers to believe this is what was expected of them. This type of thuggish behavior is exactly what the administration wanted.”

On Friday, the IRS admitted it was singling out groups applying for tax-exempt status that used the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their names, but insisted that the reasoning had nothing to do with the politics or message of these groups. The IRS also claimed the incident was limited to a small cadre of low-level agents at a single location in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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